Ken Hitchcock

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Kenneth S. Hitchcock (born December 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach. Hitchcock coached the Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also served as an assistant coach for Canada national team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hitchcock became a major league coach in January 1996 when the Dallas Stars named him coach with 43 games remaining in the season. The following season was the start of five elite years for the team, where they won five consecutive division championships to go along with reaching the Conference Finals in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The Stars advanced to the Stanley Cup in 1999, which they won in six games over the Buffalo Sabres. They reached the 2000 Stanley Cup Final but lost to the New Jersey Devils in six games; Hitchcock was fired 50 games into the 2001-02 season. He was hired by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2002 and coached them to three playoff appearances...

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